Life in the UK Prep Life in the UK test history questions
The longest chapter and a big source of questions: from Stonehenge and the Romans to the Tudors, the Civil War, the Empire, both World Wars and modern Britain.
Below are 5 free practice questions from the A long and illustrious history chapter of Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents. Pick an answer, then tap the question to check it. Focus on:
- Key dates, such as 1066, 1707 and 1928
- Monarchs and what happened in their reigns
- Battles, laws and reforms
- Inventors, writers and Prime Ministers
1. Where is Stonehenge?
- Cornwall
- Orkney
- Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
Answer: D, Wiltshire. Stonehenge, built during the Stone Age, still stands in Wiltshire, England.
2. Which Anglo-Saxon king united the kingdoms and defeated the Vikings?
- King Canute
- King Harold
- King Alfred the Great
- King Offa
Answer: C, King Alfred the Great. The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms united under King Alfred the Great, who defeated the Vikings.
3. Why did Henry VIII break away from the Church of Rome?
- The Pope tried to raise taxes in England
- The Pope refused to let him divorce his first wife
- He wanted to join the Protestant Dutch Republic
- Parliament forced him to
Answer: B, The Pope refused to let him divorce his first wife. When the Pope refused to grant his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII established the Church of England.
4. Who kept a famous diary describing the Great Fire of London?
- Samuel Pepys
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- John Bunyan
- Isaac Newton
Answer: A, Samuel Pepys. Samuel Pepys wrote about the plague and the Great Fire in his diary, later published.
5. In which year did it become illegal to trade slaves in British ships or from British ports?
- 1707
- 1833
- 1918
- 1807
Answer: D, 1807. Parliament passed an Act abolishing the slave trade in 1807. Slavery itself was abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833.
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